Automobile lifting device



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f fao Patented Mar. 3,' `'1931 i .-UNITEDYL STAriets'l GENNARO ANENNA,V

TEN-filteren AUToivioB'iLE LIFTING DEVICE Application lvedMarch 21,` 1930. Serial No. 437,877. I

This invention relates tol improvements. in

automobile lifting devices and an objectof the invention is to provide a convenient and simple forni of lifting device ofthis char- `ti a-cter including ymeans for providing relative shifting of the raised automobile from `its initial position, for instance in the case of parking. f 'Y y A further object of the invention is to pro- Al vide a device of this character inthe form of a combination unit. i 'Y Tith these and other objects iiiview the invent-ion consists essentially of a lifting element preferably operatively attached toY the l bumper of an automobile with which lis associated means for permitting shifting of the automobile when it has been elevated so that the position Vof the car can be readily changed to permit `parking and the like, as 20V more yfully described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings `which `form part of the same.

In the drawings, 'Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of my invention.,

- 25. Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. p p

Figure t is asectiononthe line 4 4 of Figure 2. 5 Y

Figure' isla sectional detail of one forni of meansl for retaining the supports in rigid vertical position which is also common to the liftingmember."

Figure 6 illustrates a modiiiedfform of lift- 35 ing element with thebumper partly broken away. f

Figure 7 is a plan view of the form illustrated in Figure 6. t Figure 8 yis a plan View of a further modi- "I fied form..

Figure 9 is a front elevation .of a lifting element operated by means o f pistons showing the bumper partly in section.

Figure 10 is a plan view of thefbumper itil- Construction employed in Figure 9.

"-56 ing the bumper B composed of two parts 10 and 11.y lifting element 12in the form of a'standard is operatively associated with the bumper and mounted thereon by meansy of a suitable lbracket 13 vWhich `is rigidlyl connected tothe upper section 10V of the bumper by means of the lugs 14 andV the bolt members 15 integrally` formed on the casting and protruding through orificesformed in the y `lugs 14, the bolt members being retained by means of the nuts 16.`

The casting 13 isin the form of a shell having a passageway therethroughand the liftingelement or standardl 12 is adapted to pass therethrough and is free to inove relative to the casting. vA pivot pin 17 is provided in' theL casting traversing the passageway and is adapted to also pass through a longitudinal slot 18 in the standard so as to still permit of relative vertical movement of the standard and also provide for a pivoting or swinging of the standard-about the pin 17 fora purpose referred to hereinafter.

ff Any suitable means is provided forv actuating-the standard to raise anautomobile but preferably I .employ a crankshaft 19 pro- 4videdwith a pinion 2() which is adapted to Vmeshwith the rack 21 in one side of the standard, the crank shaft 19'being operable through the medium of the crank 22 whichl ard rigidly in that position; This bolt, however, is movably mounted on the casting and may be withdrawn when desired to permit swinging of the standard.

Secured to the lower section 11 and on each side ofthe lifting element are the supports 24 which arepivoted on the lower ysection at 25 and provided at their lower ends with the casters 26. These supports, it will bevnoted, are long enough s o that when they are in contact with the ground the automobile frame' and wheels are elevated from/the ground.

The supports are adapted to co-operate with the lifting element and on operating the crankv22 when the lifting element is in noi'- axle but my invention is chiefly directed to the combination bumper unit which is readily v applicable to any car. y i

The invention in the main, in vievv of theforegoing, covers a lifting device for auto-- mobiles including a lifting element operable toraise ythe vehicle and auxiliary supporting means for supporting the vehicle in raised position, the supportingmeans including roll-` ers orthe like for permitting movement of said vehicle upon said supports.

In Figure l the auxiliary supporting means is in the form of supports 24 provided with casters 26. In Figure 6 the lifting element includes the arms 36 and operating. mechanism therefor, the auxiliarysupport being constituted by the standard '38 and caster 39 Whereas iii the form illustrated in Figure 9 the lazy tongs mechanism constitutes the lift-s ing means While the casters constitute the auxiliary support. I Y Y l The combination unit therefore provides a very convenient device which may be .attached to the automobile Without difficulty and may be operated Wit-hout obstruction.

Vwhich would be the casein mounting lifting means on other parts of the car.'

Various modifications may be made in this invention Without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims, and therefore the exact forms shown areto be taken as illustrative only and not iii a limiting sense, and it is desired that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as are disclosed in the prior art or are set forth in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is l. A combination unit for automobiles vcomprising a bumper normally designed to be mounted on the automobile, a lifting element operatively connected With the bumper, means for operating said lifting element to raise the automobile, andauxiliary means for supporting the vehicle in raised position and for permittingmovement of said vehicle on said auxiliary means.

2. A combination unit for automobiles I comprising albumper normally designed to be mounted on the automobile, bracket menibers formed on the bumper, a lifting element operatively connected with the bumperv through said brackets, means for operating said lifting element to raisethe vehicle, auxiliary supporting means for the automobile adapted to support said automobile in raised position, and roller means associated with said auxiliary supporting means for permittinol shifting movement ofthe raised automobile'. Y

3. A device as claimed in claim 2 in kwhich means is provided for retaining the auxiliary bumper, lifting element operatively connected vvithI said bumper through the medium l of said brackets, crank means for raising and lowering the lifting means, auxiliary supporting means for supporting the vehicle in raised position, and roller means associated With the auxiliary supporting means for permitting shifting movement of said raised ve-I 5; i A combination unit for vehicles and the like comprising ka bumper normally designed to vbe mounted on the vehicle, a lifting'element operatively vconnected With said bumper, a bracket in the form of a casting rigidly secured to said bumper and formed with a passageway therethrough adapted to slidably receive said lifting element, means for retaining said element in rigid vertical position, crank means for raising and lowering said element, auxiliary supporting means l hereunto set my hand.

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supporting means in rigid vertical position.

4. A combination unit for vehicles and the like comprisinga bumper normally designed to be mounted on the vehicle, brackets on said 

